Where does “ohikulkija” come from?

ohikulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ohikulkija (Finnish): passer-by

Definitions

  1. passer-by

Ancestry of “ohikulkija”, step by step

ohikulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkijatraveler; rover
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish ohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohipast, beyond; over; by, past
2Proto-Finnicohiside
3Proto-Finno-Permicwoša—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →